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Old 12-17-2012 | 12:00 AM
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Originally Posted by 99DodgeRamIt
hey guys just woundering if you had any tips for me on how to get better gas milage out of my 99 dodge ram 1500 4x4 sport i have flow master 60 serious with a magnaflow cat. A k and n air filter and a hypertech eco boost i get 13.5 mpg now. the truck is all stock original motor and tranny has over 218xxx miles on the truck. Please help and thankyou vert much will post pic soon.
push it off a cliff. that is the only way you will get decent mileage in a full size gas truck.
 
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Old 12-17-2012 | 07:41 AM
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^Yeah, I'm with wolfie. I get 13.5 mpg if I granny it down the highway at about 65 mph. Never been able to actaully see 14 with mine, but I also have 285 tires. So I guess that kinda disqualifies me.

Unreg has hit 16 grannying it, but has smaller tires on his 4x4.
 
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Old 12-17-2012 | 10:12 AM
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I've gotten near 16 with 265/70/17s, and by near I mean 15.2, 15.5, etc...
 
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Old 12-17-2012 | 10:42 AM
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We already have a mileage thread.....
 

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Old 12-17-2012 | 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by 99DodgeRamIt
hey guys just woundering if you had any tips for me on how to get better gas milage out of my 99 dodge ram 1500 4x4 sport i have flow master 60 serious with a magnaflow cat. A k and n air filter and a hypertech eco boost i get 13.5 mpg now. the truck is all stock original motor and tranny has over 218xxx miles on the truck. Please help and thankyou vert much will post pic soon.
 
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Old 12-17-2012 | 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by VWandDodge


Two can play at that game!
 
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Old 12-17-2012 | 03:55 PM
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Originally Posted by 99DodgeRamIt
hey guys just woundering if you had any tips for me on how to get better gas milage out of my 99 dodge ram 1500 4x4 sport i have flow master 60 serious with a magnaflow cat. A k and n air filter and a hypertech eco boost i get 13.5 mpg now. the truck is all stock original motor and tranny has over 218xxx miles on the truck. Please help and thankyou vert much will post pic soon.
99DodgeRamIt, please read the posting rules sticky and also use the search function. This question has been asked and answered many, many times and if you do a little research you will find the answer. and that answer, which has been stated here, is, you can't get much better mileage out of these trucks. If you have a technical question, please feel free to start your own thread and not clutter up someone elses thread with your own question. Thanks.
 

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Old 12-27-2012 | 06:07 PM
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hi guys, my transmission broke during test drive. i managed drive back with the truck in second gear and almost stop on slop. droped the oil pan no burns or broken parts, i took off the valve body dissaseemble it found the gorvenor pressure piston spring broke in 3 pieces, lucky i found a new valve body cheap in ebay, what cause the spring broke? i knew is not temperature, because it broke just after my truck exited highway drive and happened in couple blocks of local drive. i have change the pressure solenoid to a borg wagner upgrade one because of the late shift, it works. i also put 2 lucas tranny fluid in .the first band has lot of freeplays ,but not burn. what you suggest,?put back the borg wagner solenoid or just put back the oem valve body and do nothing.
 
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Old 12-27-2012 | 06:19 PM
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broken spring and the upgraded borg wagner pressure solenoid.

 
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Old 12-27-2012 | 06:23 PM
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not so optimistic on better gas mileage, just want to sell this piece of xxx after i fix the transimision.
 


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